Publicist. The very word gives many writers and editors the willies but publicists are the reason why your favorite band/movie/book/play etc. is getting into the news. Around town, there's one who doesn't make us cringe, and that's Jill McGuckin. McGuckin started in music but has expanded to such clients as Threadgill's Cookbook and the Texas chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and she handles them all with aplomb. Hear, hear, Jill! (And thanks for introducing us to Ann Richards.)
